The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy

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The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy
by William Greider
from Simon & Schuster

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• The Hobo Philosopher
  This is a book for critics of "Capitalism" not its supporters.
  The sub-title of this book is, "Opening Paths to a Moral Economy". So I interpret the Soul of Capitalism to be concerned with its fairness - the fairness of the economic system.
  Capitalism has never been much on fairness. Capitalism has always been considered more like Mother Nature - the way it is; not the way it should be.
  There are many who consider this to be "fair". If that is the way it is, that's the way it is. more info

• What a terrible book
  I have never written an Amazon review before, but I wanted to save others from watsing their time and money on such a terrible book. Greider doesn't know anything about how markets acually work or most businesses operate, nor does he have any sense of why wealthy countries can afford to protect the environment. This book is basically a oontinuing rant, repetitive, fraught with emotion but lacking any real argument.

• Capitalism's soul needs a touch up
  Any ardent supporter of capitalism, at least any honest supporter, should hear alarm bells going off over recent economic trends and developments. Globalization, the rise of sweatshops, Wal-Mart, exploiting illegal immigration for economic gain at the cost of American jobs, and the whole Enron/cooking the books imbroglio that's claimed numerous companies in the past five years all set my teeth on edge. You can throw NAFTA, CAFTA, and reckless deregulation into the mix as well. I'm about as conservative as... more info

• Encouraging a little impudence
  "One of this book's implicity objectives is to encourage a little impudence, especially among younger people. I do not expect my prose to blow away their caution and skepticism. but I do hope they keep their minds open to the possibility that some of what I have observed may be right and that it speaks to their own experiences and thinking. If so, they need to ask some questions, to entertain more doubts about the system, less doubt about themselves. Curiosity and doubt are the first steps toward action,... more info

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